Question 1

This figure shows the geologic timescale.Which period listed below would be part of the Paleozoic?

Accepted Answer

A) Neogene 
B) Paleogene 
C) Jurassic 
D) Triassic 
E) Cambrian 
A) Neogene 
B) Paleogene 
C) Jurassic 
D) Triassic 
E) Cambrian

Question 2

The principle of relative age dating which can be used to determine when the river formed on the landscape is the principle of

Accepted Answer

A) cross-cutting relations. 
B) inclusions. 
C) original horizontality. 
D) superposition. 
A) cross-cutting relations. 
B) inclusions. 
C) original horizontality. 
D) superposition.

Question 3

Which of the following locations would most likely contain a high percentage of sand?

Accepted Answer

A) location 2, along a steep mountain front 
B) location 3, in sand dunes 
C) location 4, along a beach 
D) locations 2 and 3 
E) locations 3 and 4 
A) location 2, along a steep mountain front 
B) location 3, in sand dunes 
C) location 4, along a beach 
D) locations 2 and 3 
E) locations 3 and 4

Question 4

What texture is displayed by the igneous rock in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) vesicles 
B) breccia 
C) porphyritic 
D) glassy 
E) None of these. 
A) vesicles 
B) breccia 
C) porphyritic 
D) glassy 
E) None of these.

Question 5

A vesicular igneous texture indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) there was a lot of gas in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled quickly. 
C) the rock broke apart as it flowed. 
D) the rock cooled slowly. 
E) the ash and pumice were hot and became compacted. 
A) there was a lot of gas in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled quickly. 
C) the rock broke apart as it flowed. 
D) the rock cooled slowly. 
E) the ash and pumice were hot and became compacted.

Question 6

The natural sediments that hold clasts together precipitate in the empty pore spaces after compaction.Those precipitates come from

Accepted Answer

A) water containing dissolved materials. 
B) outward growth of the original clasts. 
C) the alignment of clay particles. 
A) water containing dissolved materials. 
B) outward growth of the original clasts. 
C) the alignment of clay particles.

Question 7

Fine-grained clastic rocks are

Accepted Answer

A) easily eroded. 
B) eroded with difficulty. 
C) eroded with drastically differing difficulty. 
A) easily eroded. 
B) eroded with difficulty. 
C) eroded with drastically differing difficulty.

Question 8

The very common carbonate mineral shown here that is a clear to light-gray color is

Accepted Answer

A) calcite. 
B) dolomite. 
C) hematite. 
D) magnetite. 
E) pyrite. 
A) calcite. 
B) dolomite. 
C) hematite. 
D) magnetite. 
E) pyrite.

Question 9

What does this texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

Accepted Answer

A) It formed from an explosive pyroclastic eruption. 
B) The rock solidified at great depth. 
C) The magma formed some crystals before rising closer to the surface and solidifying. 
D) The magma had abundant dissolved gas. 
A) It formed from an explosive pyroclastic eruption. 
B) The rock solidified at great depth. 
C) The magma formed some crystals before rising closer to the surface and solidifying. 
D) The magma had abundant dissolved gas.

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT match a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

Accepted Answer

A) sandstone - quartzite 
B) limestone - marble 
C) shale - schist 
D) shale - gneiss 
E) All of these are correct matches. 
A) sandstone - quartzite 
B) limestone - marble 
C) shale - schist 
D) shale - gneiss 
E) All of these are correct matches.

Question 11

What does this texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

Accepted Answer

A) It formed from an explosive pyroclastic eruption. 
B) The rock solidified at great depth. 
C) The magma formed some crystals before rising closer to the surface and solidifying. 
D) The magma had abundant dissolved gas. 
A) It formed from an explosive pyroclastic eruption. 
B) The rock solidified at great depth. 
C) The magma formed some crystals before rising closer to the surface and solidifying. 
D) The magma had abundant dissolved gas.

Question 12

What does this welded texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

Accepted Answer

A) It formed from an explosive pyroclastic eruption. 
B) The rock solidified at great depth. 
C) The magma formed some crystals before rising closer to the surface and solidifying. 
D) The magma had abundant dissolved gas. 
A) It formed from an explosive pyroclastic eruption. 
B) The rock solidified at great depth. 
C) The magma formed some crystals before rising closer to the surface and solidifying. 
D) The magma had abundant dissolved gas.

Question 13

Which of the following locations would contain sand, rounded stones, and broken shells?

Accepted Answer

A) location 1, along the margins of a glacier 
B) location 2, along a steep mountain front 
C) location 3, in sand dunes 
D) location 4, along a beach 
E) location 5, on relatively deep seafloor 
A) location 1, along the margins of a glacier 
B) location 2, along a steep mountain front 
C) location 3, in sand dunes 
D) location 4, along a beach 
E) location 5, on relatively deep seafloor

Question 14

This figure has rock units and geologic features that are assigned letters that are not in any particular order.From the geologic relations, what is the youngest unit or feature of those listed below?

Accepted Answer

A) limestone in the far right (unit K) 
B) dike (unit 
D)  
C) conglomerate (unit 
C)  
D) lava flow (unit L) 
E) granite (unit G) 
A) limestone in the far right (unit K) 
B) dike (unit 
D)  
C) conglomerate (unit 
C)  
D) lava flow (unit L) 
E) granite (unit G)

Question 15

A volcanic breccia texture indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) there was a lot of gas in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled quickly. 
C) the rock broke apart as it flowed. 
D) the rock cooled slowly. 
E) the ash and pumice were hot and became compacted. 
A) there was a lot of gas in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled quickly. 
C) the rock broke apart as it flowed. 
D) the rock cooled slowly. 
E) the ash and pumice were hot and became compacted.

Question 16

What is a principle that can be used to determine the age of a landscape surface?

Accepted Answer

A) A landscape surface must be older than any rocks onto which it is carved. 
B) A landscape surface is younger than any rock that is deposited on top of the surface. 
C) The highest river terrace is probably the youngest in age. 
D) A surface with a well-developed soil is probably older than a surface with no soil. 
A) A landscape surface must be older than any rocks onto which it is carved. 
B) A landscape surface is younger than any rock that is deposited on top of the surface. 
C) The highest river terrace is probably the youngest in age. 
D) A surface with a well-developed soil is probably older than a surface with no soil.

Question 17

Which of the following settings would result in the formation of igneous rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) location 1 
B) location 2 
C) location 3 
D) location 4 
A) location 1 
B) location 2 
C) location 3 
D) location 4

Question 18

The relationship between weathering and erosion can best be characterized as

Accepted Answer

A) weathering must happen before erosion can occur. 
B) weathering loosens material before erosion carries away, but erosion can also scour and move unweathered material. 
C) weathering must happen once erosion has moved material. 
D) weathering loosens material after erosion has carried it away, but erosion can also scour and move unweathered material. 
A) weathering must happen before erosion can occur. 
B) weathering loosens material before erosion carries away, but erosion can also scour and move unweathered material. 
C) weathering must happen once erosion has moved material. 
D) weathering loosens material after erosion has carried it away, but erosion can also scour and move unweathered material.

Question 19

The last step in formation of a typical landscape is

Accepted Answer

A) erosion. 
B) deposition of sedimentary layers. 
C) lithification into sedimentary rocks. 
A) erosion. 
B) deposition of sedimentary layers. 
C) lithification into sedimentary rocks.

Question 20

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon, what occurred between the formation of the Precambrian metamorphic rocks and the deposition of the lowest Paleozoic rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) uplift 
B) erosion 
C) deposition and tilting of the Precambrian sedimentary and igneous rocks 
D) uplift and erosion 
E) All of these. 
A) uplift 
B) erosion 
C) deposition and tilting of the Precambrian sedimentary and igneous rocks 
D) uplift and erosion 
E) All of these.

This figure shows the geologic timescale.Which period listed below would be part of the Paleozoic?

The principle of relative age dating which can be used to determine when the river formed on the landscape is the principle of

Which of the following locations would most likely contain a high percentage of sand?

What texture is displayed by the igneous rock in this photograph?

A vesicular igneous texture indicates that

The natural sediments that hold clasts together precipitate in the empty pore spaces after compaction.Those precipitates come from

Fine-grained clastic rocks are

The very common carbonate mineral shown here that is a clear to light-gray color is

What does this texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

Which of the following does NOT match a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

What does this texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

What does this welded texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

Which of the following locations would contain sand, rounded stones, and broken shells?

This figure has rock units and geologic features that are assigned letters that are not in any particular order.From the geologic relations, what is the youngest unit or feature of those listed below?

A volcanic breccia texture indicates that

What is a principle that can be used to determine the age of a landscape surface?

Which of the following settings would result in the formation of igneous rocks?

The relationship between weathering and erosion can best be characterized as

The last step in formation of a typical landscape is

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon, what occurred between the formation of the Precambrian metamorphic rocks and the deposition of the lowest Paleozoic rocks?

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Exam 9: Understanding Landscapes

This figure shows the geologic timescale.Which period listed below would be part of the Paleozoic?

The principle of relative age dating which can be used to determine when the river formed on the landscape is the principle of

Which of the following locations would most likely contain a high percentage of sand?

What texture is displayed by the igneous rock in this photograph?

A vesicular igneous texture indicates that

The natural sediments that hold clasts together precipitate in the empty pore spaces after compaction.Those precipitates come from

Fine-grained clastic rocks are

The very common carbonate mineral shown here that is a clear to light-gray color is

What does this texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

Which of the following does NOT match a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

What does this texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

What does this welded texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

Which of the following locations would contain sand, rounded stones, and broken shells?

This figure has rock units and geologic features that are assigned letters that are not in any particular order.From the geologic relations, what is the youngest unit or feature of those listed below?

A volcanic breccia texture indicates that

What is a principle that can be used to determine the age of a landscape surface?

Which of the following settings would result in the formation of igneous rocks?

The relationship between weathering and erosion can best be characterized as

The last step in formation of a typical landscape is

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon, what occurred between the formation of the Precambrian metamorphic rocks and the deposition of the lowest Paleozoic rocks?

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere - Ocean - Crysophere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes, Deformation, and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

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